Solo: Songs My Dad Loved

by Ricky Skaggs

Overview

Up to this point in his lengthy career, multi-instrumentalist and Grammy Award-winner Ricky Skaggs has done it all. From country to bluegrass to gospel, Skaggs has found success in every style he's set his heart on. Solo: Songs My Dad Loved finds the singer/songwriter in tribute. Skaggs credits his father for helping him fall in love with music, thus these 13 tracks were lovingly recorded as an homage to Hobert Skaggs. Ricky played every single instrument on the acoustic collection and sang every note; there are no outside musicians or vocal guests anywhere to be found. The Kentucky native has never sounded better in his career than he does here, from the haunting instrumentation and vocals of "City That Lies Foursquare" to the lightning-fast fretting and fingering on "Calloway," one of three instrumental tracks on the disc, Skaggs sounds totally in his element. Standout tracks included Fred Rose's "Foggy River," Albert Brumley's "This World Is Not My Home," and "God Holds the Future in His Hands," a traditional number that sounds as if it was penned with Skaggs' voice in mind. Few artists in any genre could pull of an album like this, but Skaggs makes it look and sound easy. ~ Todd Sterling

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2009
Label:	Skaggs Family Records / Skaggs Family, Inc.
UPC:	0669890100926
Rank:	94258

Tracks

1. Foggy River
2. What Is a Home Without Love
3. Colonel Prentiss
4. City That Lies Foursquare
5. Little Maggie
6. Sinners, You Better Get Ready
7. Pickin' in Caroline
8. I Had But 50 Cents
9. Green Pastures in the Sky
10. Calloway
11. This World Is Not My Home
12. Branded Wherever I Go
13. God Holds the Future in His Hands

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ricky Skaggs   Primary Artist,Bass,Piano,Fiddle,Mandolin,Mandocello,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Resonator)

Technical Credits

Fred Rose   Composer
Ricky Skaggs   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Erick Anderson   Photography,Design
Traditional   Composer
Ralph Stanley   Composer
Albert E. Brumley   Composer
Brent King   Mixing,Engineer
Andrew Mendelson   Mastering
Lee Groitzsch   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Roy Acuff   Composer